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Cyril Dessel

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Cyril Dessel (born 29 November 1974 in Rive-de-Gier, Loire) is a French former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2000 to 2011. In 2006, he won the Tour Méditerranéen on the UCI Europe Tour. Then in the 2006 Tour de France, he finished second in the tenth stage, taking the leader's yellow jersey for a day and the lead in the King of the Mountains competition; he eventually finished sixth. In 2008, he won the 16th stage of the Tour after being in a chase group most of the day, beating David Arroyo, Yaroslav Popovych and Sandy Casar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cyril Dessel is the 649th most popular cyclist (up from 883rd in 2019), the 5,698th most popular biography from France (up from 6,006th in 2019) and the 78th most popular French Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Cyril Dessel ranks 649 out of 1,613. Before him are Eddy Mazzoleni, Dario Frigo, John Degenkolb, Michael Matthews, Nico Mattan, and Nathalie Lancien. After him are Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Christophe Moreau, Nicki Sørensen, Jan Karlsson, Walter Pérez, and Jasper Stuyven.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Cyril Dessel ranks 666. Before him are Derek Fisher, Daniele Adani, Lars Frölander, Melissa Sagemiller, Kenneth Perez, and Maren Eggert. After him are Jo Cox, Sônia Guajajara, Laura Allen, Marat Basharov, Sergei Gonchar, and Martin Gerber.

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In France

Among people born in France, Cyril Dessel ranks 5,698 out of 6,770. Before him are Fabien Causeur (1987), Anna Gomis (1973), Sébastien Lecornu (1986), Iris Mittenaere (1993), Alysson Paradis (1984), and Nathalie Lancien (1970). After him are Christophe Moreau (1971), Gilles Grimandi (1970), François Civil (1990), Diomansy Kamara (1980), Nicolas Escudé (1976), and Nina Morato (1966).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Cyril Dessel ranks 78. Before him are Alain Bondue (1959), Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (1992), Jacky Durand (1967), Fabrice Colas (1964), Fabrice Philipot (1965), and Nathalie Lancien (1970). After him are Christophe Moreau (1971), Miguel Martinez (1976), Samuel Dumoulin (1980), Sébastien Hinault (1974), Christophe Capelle (1967), and Christophe Laporte (1992).

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